A Super A388 is in which wake category?

A Super A388 is in which wake category?

• A. Cat F
• B. Cat A
• C. Cat B
• D. Cat C

Answer: (B)

Wake turbulence categories are assigned by aircraft weight to set the wake separation needed behind a preceding aircraft. The largest category, often referred to as the Super category, includes the very heavy jets like the Airbus A380. In the common ATC coding, that top tier is Cat F. So a Super A380 falls into Cat F, requiring the greatest wake separation behind it. The other categories (Cat A, Cat B, Cat C) correspond to progressively lighter airframes and would not apply to an A380. If you see Cat B associated with a Super, that would not align with the standard weight-based classification used for wake turbulence.

Wake turbulence categories are assigned by aircraft weight to set the wake separation needed behind a preceding aircraft. The largest category, often referred to as the Super category, includes the very heavy jets like the Airbus A380. In the common ATC coding, that top tier is Cat F. So a Super A380 falls into Cat F, requiring the greatest wake separation behind it. The other categories (Cat A, Cat B, Cat C) correspond to progressively lighter airframes and would not apply to an A380. If you see Cat B associated with a Super, that would not align with the standard weight-based classification used for wake turbulence.